Childish Gambino addresses last year’s cancelled tour.
Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) returned to the stage as he closed the first night of Camp Flog Gnaw Festival. The long-awaited performance was since his last year’s cancelled tour, as part of his “Bando Stone And The New World” album.
The reason behind the cancelled tour was a health scare that required surgery, and he now shared some more details about the whole thing. “I was doing this world tour, having lots of fun, really loving seeing you guys out there,” Gambino said during his performance. “I had a really bad pain in my head in Louisiana. And I did the show anyway. I couldn’t really see well. So when we went to Houston, I went to the hospital. And the doctor was like, ‘You had a stroke.’ And the first thing I thought was like, ‘Oh, here I am still copying Jamie Foxx.’ That’s really the second thing. The first thing was like, ‘I’m letting everybody down.’ I know it’s not true, but I’ve broken my foot. I always promised Ireland I’m going to be there. And I still haven’t been.
“They found a hole in my heart,” he reveals. “So I had this surgery, and then I had to have another surgery. You know, they say everybody has two lives. Everybody has two lives, and the second life starts when you realize you have one. You got one life, guys. And I got to be honest. The life I’ve lived with you guys has been such a blessing. I love seeing and performing for you guys. As my wife says, which I love, ‘if this life is a flavor, as soon as I’m done, give me another scoop.’ You should be living your life how you want. Because if we have to do this again, it can only get better.”
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Childish Gambino reveals that he had a stroke and a hole was found in his heart and is why he had to stop his tour pic.twitter.com/YxeQYBWDBA
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